Meauxna

> Hello,
>
> My wife and I got married in the United States approx. 6 months ago
> while she was here on a short term work visa.
>
> It's been three months since she left the USA to comply with her visa
> expiration date. I just came back from visiting her in the Dom. Rep.
> this past Thanksgiving weekend. We really want to be together
>
> I am totally confused as to the process needed to bring her back here
> to the US. So far all that I know is that I belong to the Nebraska
> processing center and that she did not have a 2 year home requirement
> on her previous visa.
>
> Once again, I'm not sure as to the steps needed and timeframes
> involved to bring her back the quickest way. Is there more than one
> method to get her back here in the US? Private messages are also
> welcome.
>
> Thanks,

I suggest you slow down and do a LOT more research before you make a
move.
At this point, no matter which petitions you submit and which visa she
applies for, the wait for an interview in the DR is at least one year
currently. Doing your research FOUR or SIX months ago would have been
even better.

Here is a forum just for DR marriage-based US immigration:
http://www.dominicanstotheusa.com/index.html

Janadeen

> That's a neat idea! A few additional questions:
>
> You mentioned something about processing two different petitions
> (I-130 + I-129F)
>
> Question 1. When should I approximately file the I-129F petition,
> perhaps a month after filing the I-130?
>
> Question 2. Do I need to file an affidavit of support for both
> petitions?
>
> Question 3. Will she need to file forms for both petitions and if so,
> what are those forms called?
>
> Question 4. Could I expect the I-129F being approved before the I-130?
> What was your personal situation?
>
> Question 5. How do all these forms interact through the processing
> timeline?
>
> Question 6. Do you take Visa or Mastercard? jk! thanks soo much.

To quote the Raymeister - this is really what you need to do. Soon as
you possibly can.




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Jenney & Mark

> Yes. The part you fill out is a petition asking for permission for
> her to apply for an immigrant visa. The part she fills out is
> actually the visa application paperwork itself.
>
> If you're worried about her ability to fill out her part of the forms,
> you can do it for her. She just needs to get her original signature
> on them. I filled out all of my husband's (fiance at the time)
> paperwork for him, then Fed Exed it to him for his original signature.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Rene

This is exactly how we've done every nearly step in the process so far,
from the I-129F petition all the way through to removal of conditions. I
suspect this will happen one more time when Mark applies for
naturalization in a few months. I complete all the forms, then give the
forms and a pen and have him sign them. The only application thing I
can't do for him is his photos!

~ Jenney

Gavinni

> Hi "gavinni",
> > That's a neat idea! A few additional questions: You mentioned
> > something about processing two different petitions (I-130 + I-129F)
> > Question 1. When should I approximately file the I-129F petition,
> > perhaps a month after filing the I-130?
> Some places say that you can file both at the same time (if an
> I-130
> has not been filed before). Don't believe them. File the I-129F
> to the
> Chicago Service Center (since it is for a K-3 in this case)
> *after* you
> receive the I-797 "Notice of Action" that your I-130 was received
> at
> whichever Service Center you filed for your area.
>
> > Question 2. Do I need to file an affidavit of support for both
> > petitions?
> Not normally...
>
> > Question 3. Will she need to file forms for both petitions and if
> > so,
> > what are those forms called?
> Both of you will file four forms apiece called the G-325A
> (biographical
> information) with each petition...
>
> > Question 4. Could I expect the I-129F being approved before the
> > I-130? What was your personal situation?
> In my opinion the timeframe for the I-129Fs is becoming longer,
> while
> the I-130s seem to be going through quicker...
>
> > Question 5. How do all these forms interact through the
> > processing timeline?
> The I-129F filed for a K-3/K-4 visa is dependant on the I-130. In
> my
> horror story the I-129F was denied because the I-130 filed at the
> same time
> was delayed by 18 days being forwarded between Service Centers by
> USCIS
> itself. A crazy world when a processor is able to deny the
> petition (even
> with all the information at hand) because of when something was
> *received*
> months earlier.
> David
>

Thanks for the awesome info Dave! One last question though, why file the
K3 at the Chicago Service Center?

David L. Beem

Hi "gavinni",
> Thanks for the awesome info Dave! One last question
> though, why file the K3 at the Chicago Service Center?
That is what is marked on the I-129F instructions for the purpose of
K-3/K-4s (let me be clearer to say it is a Chicago address, not necessarily
a Service Center). Just got the mailed notice yesterday that our K-3/K-4
petition was transfered from the Missouri Service Center to the California
Service Center (where our I-130 was forwarded for my location since the
Texas Service Center no longer handles I-129Fs or I-130s) "in order to speed
processing" (which I have no problem with, unless they rush to a bad
judgment). Not really sure to know if that is a good or bad sign based on my
limited data.
David